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A podcast reading through the @nyrbclassics . Hosted by @DylanCuellar7 and @KassiaOset . Check out our Patreon here:

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"Life is what exists on the fringes of plot." It was an honor to speak with @AmitChaudhuri about his rebellions against the realist novel and his "quixotic endeavor" to daydream and cheerfully fail in a literary world dominated by the market.
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Teaser: The Fringes of Story with Amit Chaudhuri

Novelist Amit Chaudhuri joins us for a wide-ranging conversation as his first three books (A Strange and Sublime Address, Afternoon Raag, and Freedom Song) are republished as NYRB Classics. We talk...

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One year ago today, we released our first episode on A High Wind in Jamaica. To celebrate this incredible year of reading, we are giving away an NYRB Classic of your choice! To enter, like & RT this post, and make sure you follow us. Thank you for listening and reading along.
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Discovered a new obsession: “Writers from the Other Europe” Does anyone have a favorite entry in the series?
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Tomorrow on the pod: Booker Prize-winning author James Kelman revisits a Scottish classic! We talk about religious fanaticism, supernatural terror, and the power of indigenous languages.
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The mind map at the beginning of this book is giving me heart palpitations
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Have any questions for @nyrbclassics designer Katy Homans? Drop them below.
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Our Tuesday episode will cover Stalingrad, the first book in Vasily Grossman’s two-volume masterwork. Historian Antony Beevor joins us to discuss Grossman’s life, the brutality of war, and why history is not the new novel.
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Tomorrow we post our interview with Edwin Frank, editorial director of the NYRB Classics. What is a classic? Where is the series going? What books does he love that no one buys? Find out soon!
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Out tomorrow: a spiky yet sophisticated discussion of Ivy Compton-Burnett's A House and Its Head, featuring noted @nyrbclassics reader @mountain_goats . We talk domestic tyrants, Greek tragedy, and the art of dialogue. Bring your tart rejoinders!
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Attention book lovers: A podcast series exploring each and every NYRB classic is appearing on the horizon. First episode on Richard Hughes’ A High Wind In Jamaica posts Tuesday. Mateys, let’s read!
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What’s your favorite NYRB title?
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“One can never have enough books,” she said to herself, stacking her bounty in the dying sunlight.
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We must be held accountable.
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This is all your fault, @unburiedbooks .
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His Majesty requests that you listen to our Zama podcast with the book’s translator @estherlallen — out tomorrow. We explore the challenges of translating a masterwork, adapting it for the screen, and outliving our grand expectations.
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This Tuesday, we talk to @_michaelbarron about Julio Ramón Ribeyro's The Word of the Speechless, a career-spanning short story collection from an underappreciated Peruvian writer.
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This Saturday, our NYRB Classics bracket will commence. 40 authors. One victor. Who will it be? Fight for your favorite soon!
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Over on Patreon, we talk to a hiker who discovered Moby-Dick along the Appalachian Trail. When they finished, they left the book for another adventurer to discover.
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Some unburied books are more buried than others. Our next selection is one such example. What are your favorite @nyrbclassics that not enough of us know about?
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Tove Jansson, the survivor of a bloody Gaddis matchup, is the winner of our NYRB Summer Showdown! That means a Jansson episode will be popping up in your podcast feed shortly.
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Hey book friends! We’re hoping to add to your Christmas cheer. If you like & retweet this post (& follow us), you’ll be entered into a raffle for the NYRB Classic of your choice. We hope everyone’s having a happy holiday with their friends, family and favorite authors. 🎄📚
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It has taken an hour to read 20 pages of Blue Lard, because Dylan is following along with the chess game and trying to identify a possibly made-up Dream of the Red Chamber adaptation mentioned in the text
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Which of these books should we cover on our show? Sign up for our Patreon to cast your vote in this listener-chosen episode poll.
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We'll be speaking with Edwin Frank, editorial director of the NYRB Classics, about the history of the series. If you have any questions you'd like us to ask him, please leave them below.
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Tomorrow we journey through the circles of hell with poet @DianeMehta . We talk about Dante’s persona, Ciaran Carson’s idiosyncratic translation, and the power of literature to connect people across centuries.
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This Tuesday, indulge in a literary daydream as @chrisgclarke1 joins us to discuss his new translation of Raymond Queneau. We talk about the novel's wordplay, the author's love of cinema, and the humanity in the absurd.
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Sharpen your knives for our Butcher's Crossing episode with @nthjohnwilliams , releasing this Tuesday! We venture into the mythical American West, ponder the idea of self-discovery through nature (from behind screens), and more.
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The whole world will be doing a Moravagine on Tuesday, when we post our new episode featuring @ryanhasbadtaste . We talk about metatextuality, persona, and the nature of violence. Listen with your most deranged friend!
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This painting of Julio Ramón Ribeyro by Herman Braun-Vega shows the writer at his desk, a place he was compulsively drawn to produce his masterful short stories. The lack of a cigarette, however, is notable…
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Happy International Blue Lard Day to those who desecrate! Act fast and read these puppies before we speak to the “it translator” @maxdaniellawton on our show next week!
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Incapable of seeing the name Dino Buzzati without humming it to the tune of "Dinu Lipatti's Bones" by @mountain_goats
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Your ship has finally come in! Our episode on Antonio di Benedetto's spectacularly torturous novel Zama featuring translator @estherlallen is out now. Fulfill your expectations here:
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Zama with Esther Allen

Writer Esther Allen joins us to discuss her translation of Antonio di Benedetto's Zama, an Argentine existential novel originally published 1956. We discuss the intricacies of translation, the...

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Coming next week: two episodes on three incredible books featuring @HelenJMacdonald and @KateHandheld !!
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Tomorrow: Writer and dear friend of the pod @PatrickPreziosi shares his Cesare Pavese obsession. We talk about postwar Italy, the cyclical nature of violence, and the innate desire to find one’s home.
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The day, as foretold by prophecy, has arrived.
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Hello, warriors. Here are your matchups for the NYRB Summer Showdown. Authors needed at least three books in the series to be considered. What's the toughest choice?
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Coming Tuesday: we explore the pangs of wanderlust in Tayeb Salih’s masterpiece with @LailaLalami .
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Tomorrow we're releasing our new episode featuring brilliant translator @Terribleman on Camara Laye's The Radiance of the King. We talk about the book's interrogation of Western tropes about Africa and why literature in translation is not a multivitamin.
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Delighted to receive this 1932 edition of A High Wind in Jamaica, the subject of our first episode, from a kind listener who stumbled across it while cleaning out their grandmother's house.
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Don't take eye candy from strangers! In this bonus episode, get to know @nyrbclassics designer Katy Homans and discover how those iconic covers are created.
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Teaser: Cover Design with Katy Homans

Designer Katy Homans reveals the secrets behind those iconic NYRB Classics covers, and we find out what color Edwin Frank hates the most. To hear to the full episode, consider becoming a patron: pa...

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Tomorrow on Patreon, @willmenaker joins us to talk about the comedy in Moby-Dick, the Captain Ahabs of American politics, and the pop culture legacy of Melville's white whale.
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Our NYRB sale haul has arrived. Time to quit our jobs and do nothing but read!
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Tomorrow we'll investigate Henry James' only murder (that we know of) in our conversation on The Other House with Sheridan Hay. It's a must-listen for James stans and anyone interested in the strange, telling gaps between masterpieces.
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In our latest episode, we talk about how a priceless trove of Buddhist scrolls came to be buried in caves along the Silk Road. Bring a shovel and help us dig out the mysteries of love, war, and eternity.
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Tun-huang by Yasushi Inoue

In this episode, Kassia and Dylan discuss the Japanese novel Tun-huang written by Yasushi Inoue and translated by Jean Oda Moy. This work of historical fiction imagines how a trove of early Buddhist...

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Can you pass this message along? Tomorrow we release a new episode on L. P. Hartley’s The Go-Between featuring @naravive . We talk about class, Empire, and a glorious game of cricket.
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In this week's episode (out Tuesday), we talk to @TariqAli_News about Maxime Rodinson's Muhammad biography. We discuss Rodinson's Marxist leanings, why this book is an "antidote" to far-right sentiment, and what it means to read it amid war in Gaza.
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This Burns Night, toast not one but three of Scotland's favorite sons with this episode featuring James Kelman discussing a defining work of Scottish literature. Pairs well with haggis and Laphroaig.
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The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner with James Kelman

Author James Kelman joins us to discuss James Hogg's The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, originally published in 1824. It tells the story of a staunch Calvininst who is lured...

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We have bookmarks! Going to hide these in NYRBs around town. Plotting to get them in our listeners' hands too.
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Our In the Café of Lost Youth episode with @adamm0rgan goes up tomorrow! We discuss the loneliness and exultation of our 20s, the search for fixed points, and perfectly distilled prose.
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Get ready for our conversation with #NYRBWomen23 mastermind @joiedevivre9 about Silvina Ocampo's deep and mysterious short story collection Thus Were Their Faces. Episode goes live tomorrow!
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Squeezed in a trip to @brattlebookshop before our flight out of Boston! This stack was considerably whittled down due to limited backpack capacity…
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Tomorrow we release our episode on Tété-Michel Kpomassie's An African in Greenland. As a tale of daring and determination, this book is hard to beat. Writer and cyclist @chrislee_is knows a few things about arduous journeys, so we asked him to join us.
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Tomorrow we will post our episode on Stefan Zweig's Chess Story. We play a match of the royal game, discuss isolation-induced madness, and have an all around gentlemanly time.
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Akenfield (which we’ll talk about soon with Nick During of NYRB Classics)
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Hear translator @maxdaniellawton talk about Vladimir Sorokin's Blue Lard, the joys and frustrations of incomprehensibility, artistic freedom, and more! If you don't like our latest episode, feel free to throw it in a papier-mâché toilet.
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Blue Lard with Max Lawton

Max Lawton joins us to discuss his new translation of Vladimir Sorokin's Blue Lard, a controversial Russian novel originally published in 1999. We talk about where this book fits into Sorokin's...

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Excited to say we'll be talking to @chrisgclarke1 about his Queneau translation. It'll be our first "new release" covered on the show, so go read it ASAP!
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Delighted to receive copies of the final version of my translation of Queneau's The Skin of Dreams, via @nyrbclassics . At first glance, they have done a marvelous job of the printing and the illustrations. In quality bookstores everywhere January 30th!
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Tomorrow, @bijanstephen joins us to ponder the Universal Deep Problems explored in David R. Bunch's MODERAN. It is sure to delight your new-metal ears!
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Tomorrow we can all take a break from our battle stations and enjoy an amicable discussion of Ronald Blythe's Akenfield featuring Nick During of @nyrbclassics .
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In her review of Dorothy Richardson’s Pilgrimage, May Sinclair became the first to use the phrase “stream of consciousness” to describe a work of literature. Beyond its historical value, the piece truly holds up.
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Just released from the mental institute: our new episode on Blaise Cendrars' Moravagine! @ryanhasbadtaste helps us sort through the layers of madness in this insanely prescient 20th century novel.
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Moravagine with Ryan Alexander

Writer and co-host of the Vollmannia podcast Ryan Alexander joins us to discuss Moravagine, first published in 1926. The novel was written by Blaise Cendrars (given name: Frédéric-Louis Sauser) and...

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Today's podcasting outfit: a plaid-on-plaid crime. This is why we don't do video!
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Skipping my cousin's wedding so I can get to reading these sooner
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Love it when I look up a book I want to read and discover that it's an NYRB Classic. 🙃
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An Ermine in Czernopol boldly opens with: "There are other realities besides and beyond our own, which is the only one we know, and therefore the only one we think exists."
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The fabulous @aliner joins us to talk about poetry as a marketing device in Taylor Swift's latest album as well as some of her favorite poets. Listen to the full discussion on our Patreon!
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Teaser: "Tortured Poets" with Alina Stefanescu

Poet and writer Alina Stefanescu joins us to discuss her own pantheon of "tortured poets" in the wake of a pop star's adoption of the phrase. Check out Alina's writing here: https://www.alinastefan...

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Listen to our latest episode on The Goshawk with T. H. White's spiritual successor @HelenJMacdonald . We talk about ferocity, phantoms, and flying free.
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The Goshawk with Helen Macdonald

We are joined by author Helen Macdonald to discuss T. H. White's The Goshawk, originally published in 1951. In this conversation, we talk about the devotion required to train a hawk, what one learns...

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If you're the kind of person who likes to read along with a podcast, we would strongly recommend picking up these four books during the sale. @valerie_reads @chrislee_is @naravive @joiedevivre9
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The negative for Zama’s cover image was uncovered in Paraguay by a Czech explorer following in the footsteps of Guido Boggiani, a photographer killed by indigenous people displeased with being subjects for his camera.
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Celebrate Walser's birthday with this podcast about a humble child of noble birth who decides to be a servant instead.
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Jakob von Gunten by Robert Walser

Attention, students! Today's lesson will cover Jakob von Gunten, a book that purports to be the diary of a pupil at a mysterious school for servants. It was written by Swiss flaneur Robert Walser, a...

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We have an amazing run of books and guests coming up. Get ready. Get reading. @adamm0rgan @_motherslug @thejosevergara @selfstyledsiren
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We are in New Bedford for a weekend of Moby-Dick madness! Tomorrow we’ll be speaking with Melville scholars on Jean Giono’s wildly imaginative preface to his French translation of the novel. Join us if you’re in the area!
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Picked up this gorgeous True Grit edition from Aurora Folk Arts in Taos. The shop is run by @BakuninBenjamin , a fellow NYRB Classics enthusiast. Give them a visit if you’re ever in town!
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Our Virgil, @DianeMehta , takes us on a journey through the underworld. We talk about political infighting, poetic inspiration, language, creativity, friendship, and so much more.
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The Inferno with Diane Mehta

Poet Diane Mehta joins us to discuss Dante's Inferno translated by Ciaran Carson. We talk about our guest's ongoing Dante project, the multiple levels the text works on, and how, in the Florentine's...

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In our latest episode, @Nancy_Pearl helps us journey through the tragic and transcendent life of Mary Olivier. May Sinclair's book left us dazzled, heartbroken, and angry at the Victorians. Hoist your suffragist banner and listen here:
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Mary Olivier: A Life with Nancy Pearl

Librarian, author, and critic Nancy Pearl joins us to discuss May Sinclair's Mary Olivier: A Life, originally published in 1919. We talk controlling mothers, Victorian roles, and the mysterious...

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Tomorrow we post our episode on Dorothy B. Hughes' In a Lonely Place with @selfstyledsiren . We discuss the book's skirting of cliché, the film's deviations, and her Sight and Sound list.
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Spotted: Some incredible supplementary materials mentioned in our latest episode.
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In our most disputed contest yet, Warner ekes out a victory by one vote. Every vote counts—as does every pact with Satan!
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This Father's Day, why not listen to Vivian Gornick talk about the painful, perplexing bond between parents and children? Listen to our discussion of J. R. Ackerley's My Father and Myself here:
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My Father and Myself with Vivian Gornick

Writer and critic Vivian Gornick joins us to discuss My Father and Myself, a memoir written by J. R. Ackerley. We explore the mysteries of family life, the search for "the Ideal Friend" and the...

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Prepare for a spooky Halloween episode on James Hogg's most famous work. James Kelman shows us how the real horror comes from imperialism, not demonic possession and fratricide. Listen here:
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The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner with James Kelman

Author James Kelman joins us to discuss James Hogg's The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, originally published in 1824. It tells the story of a staunch Calvininst who is lured...

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If you can't serenade your Valentine, why not gift them The Violins of Saint-Jacques by Patrick Leigh Fermor instead? It sure beats a teddy bear.
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The various covers of The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner shapeshift as much as the story's demonic doppelganger. How does one settle on a single visual identity for such a slippery, genre-bending tale?
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ICYMI: Edwin Frank shares his publishing philosophy, and we endeavor to unravel some 'red threads' running through the @nyrbclassics series.
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Tomorrow our episode on Elizabeth David’s Summer Cooking will be fresh as these berries! We were delighted to cook from and talk about this culinary classic with @valerie_reads .
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Venture into the Williams wilderness with @nthjohnwilliams in our latest episode. How does the author create a sense of dread? Does the book emphasize or subvert Western tropes? And what part would Clint Eastwood play? Giddy up:
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Butcher's Crossing with John Williams

Washington Post books editor John Williams joins us to discuss... John Williams' Butcher's Crossing, orginally published in 1960. The story, set in the 1870s, follows a Harvard dropout as he attempts...

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Surrealist painter Pavel Tchelitchew’s Head of Gold makes perfect cover art for Moderan, with its playful confusion about where man stops and machine begins.
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Pour a glass of sangiovese and listen to our discussion of Cesare Pavese's haunting novel The Moon and the Bonfires with @PatrickPreziosi . We travel to northern Italy in our minds to talk memory, war, and community. Drink up:
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The Moon and the Bonfires with Patrick Preziosi

Writer and critic Patrick Preziosi joins us to discuss Cesare Pavese's The Moon and the Bonfires, translated from Italian by R. W. Flint. The story features a nameless narrator who returns to his...

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Coming this Tuesday for patrons only: we discuss Big Fiction with @dan_sinykin , specifically as it relates to NYRB, the economics of reprinting, and literature in translation. Find the Patreon link in our bio!
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In today's episode on The Other House, we talk about Henry James' humiliating experience with the theatre, how his male characters stand no chance against the female ones, and, of course, those sex-crazed Victorians. Listen here:
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The Other House with Sheridan Hay

Writer and scholar Sheridan Hay joins us to discuss The Other House by Henry James. An unusual work for the author in that it contains his only murder, we analyze the novel's theatrical inspiration,...

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And Manchette wins our listener-voted episode poll! Who should we shoot for as a guest for this one? Leave your thoughts below.
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Listen now: @TariqAli_News joins us to discuss a secular biography of Muhammad written by a Jewish man whose parents died at Auschwitz. We talk about the Prophet's life, Islam's incredible rise, and the necessity of books like these now and always.
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Muhammad with Tariq Ali

Writer and filmmaker Tariq Ali joins us to discuss Muhammad written by Maxime Rodinson and translated from French by Anne Carter. We talk about Rodinson's Marxist perspective, how the biography works...

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Drive off the spleen with our latest episode on Jean Giono’s Melville featuring two Melville scholars and a crowd of Moby-Dick enthusiasts! It’s no Queequeg but it will keep you company for an hour.
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Melville Live at the Moby-Dick Marathon

This episode was recorded before a live audience at the New Bedford Whaling Museum during their annual Moby-Dick Marathon. We spoke with Tim Marr and Wyn Kelley of the Melville Society Cultural...

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The cover of Short Letter, Long Farewell features Stephen Shore's Room 125, Westbank Motel, Idaho Falls, Idaho, July 18th, 1973. Shore's photograph documents the loneliness of traveling through America — and presages Instagram culture.
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This is what winning looks like
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The first NYRB Classics title you see will define your 2023
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This Noirvember, why not pair In a Lonely Place with its famed film adaptation starring Humphrey Bogart? Then you'll be ready to debrief with our episode on both featuring film critic @selfstyledsiren .
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In a Lonely Place with Farran Smith Nehme

Film critic Farran Smith Nehme joins us to discuss In a Lonely Place written by Dorothy B. Hughes and adapted into a movie by Nicholas Ray. We talk about the book's unique approach to suspense, the...

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Maria Helena Vieira da Silva's The Chess Game, which appears on the cover of Zweig's Chess Story, is even more hypnotic in its totality. Both artists fled to Brazil during World War II.
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Always fun to spot NYRB Classics in different editions out in the wild. It's like, hey old friend! You got a haircut! Almost didn't recognize you for a second.
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Our favorite (non-NYRB) reads of 2023 so far. What are yours?
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We are thrilled to be featured in the NYRB Classics March newsletter! If you're not signed up, you can do so here:
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